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forsake + noun
He forsook his old friends after becoming rich.
他发财后抛弃了老朋友。
抛弃；放弃；遗弃；舍弃
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抛弃；放弃；遗弃；舍弃
to abandon or give up someone or something, especially permanently; to renounce.
He forsook his old friends after becoming rich.
他发财后抛弃了老朋友。
抛弃、放弃、离开(永久地)、舍弃(某人或某物)
To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
forsake
Base
原形
forsakes
3rd person
第三人称单数
forsaking
-ing
现在分词
forsook
Past
过去式
forsaken
Past participle
过去分词
He forsakes his duties.
他放弃了他的职责。
She forsook her home.
她抛弃了她的家。
They have forsaken their old ways.
他们已经摒弃了旧习惯。
不规则动词
He decided to forsake his comfortable job to pursue his dream of becoming an artist.
他决定放弃舒适的工作，去追求成为艺术家的梦想。
The old dog was forlorn after its owner forsook it.
老狗在主人抛弃它之后变得很凄凉。
She felt betrayed by friends who forsook her in times of need.
她感到被那些在困难时抛弃她的朋友背叛了。
He forsook his old friends after becoming rich.
他发财后抛弃了老朋友。
表示为了某人或某事而放弃另一者。
She forsook her career for her family.
她为了家庭放弃了事业。
常用于被动语态，强调被遗弃的状态。
The abandoned puppy was forsaken by its owner.
这只被遗弃的小狗遭到了主人的抛弃。
Not this
He forsaked his old friends when he became famous.
Use this
He forsook his old friends when he became famous.
将过去时误用为规则形式 'forsaked'；'forsake' 的过去式是不规则形式 'forsook'。
Not this
She forsook from her old habits.
Use this
She forsook her old habits.
误加介词 'from'；'forsake' 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抛弃家人
He felt guilty for forsaking his family when he moved abroad.
他为移居国外而抛弃家人感到内疚。
放弃自己的原则
She refused to forsake her principles for a promotion.
她拒绝为升职而放弃自己的原则。
舍弃其他所有人
In their wedding vows, they promised to forsake all others.
他们在婚礼誓词中承诺舍弃其他所有人。
背弃信仰
He was cast out of the community for forsaking his faith.
他因背弃信仰而被逐出社区。
永久离开故乡；背井离乡
Thousands were forced to forsake their homeland during the war.
战争期间，成千上万的人被迫背井离乡。
抛弃世俗生活；遁世
At forty, he forsook the world and became a monk.
四十岁时，他抛弃世俗生活，出家为僧。
（婚礼誓词）撇下其他所有人，只忠于配偶
In the ceremony, she promised to forsake all others.
在仪式上，她承诺抛下其他人，只忠于伴侣。
一个荒凉偏僻、令人难受的地方
How can you stand living in this godforsaken place?
你怎么能忍受住在这种荒凉偏僻的地方？
弃绝尘世，过隐修生活
He forsook the world and entered a monastery.
他弃绝尘世，进了修道院。
我的神！我的神！为什么离弃我？
In the Bible, Jesus cries out from the cross, 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'
在《圣经》中，耶稣在十字架上呼喊：‘我的神！我的神！为什么离弃我？’
我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你。
This promise from Hebrews is often used for comfort: 'I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.'
《希伯来书》中的这句应许常用来安慰人：‘我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你。’
Use forsake naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：不是词源——把 forsake 看成 for + sake（缘故），为了某个缘故而抛弃。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式演讲、书面叙述 多用于正式或文学语境，表示彻底抛弃、放弃或永久离开，日常口语中很少使用。
常接人作宾语，表示抛弃某人
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